St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-07
THE HADDoCK MURDER.
More Witnesses Testify That Arens.
GOrf Was Not the Assassin.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 6.-In the Had
dock case to-day James G. Junk. Joseph
S. Borse and others testified as to the repu-
tations of Leavitt and Bismarck The wit
nesses were saloOnkeepers. They pro-
nounced their regulations as very bad. J.
c. Hart. boarder at Paul Leaders, one of
the defendants, testified that he was one of
the crowd that went from Junk's saloon to
the scene OF the murder. About half a
dozen started down with Leavitt; Arens-
dorf did not go with them.
Leader and l followed the crowd GOWN
about one hundred and fifty feet behind
them, said the witness; Leader and passed
by the crowd which was standing by the high
board fence. AS we passed the crowd some
body took Leaders hat off and put another
hat on Leader. 1t was a man whom / under
stood to be Leavtt. He passed aud turned
the corner and went south cu Water street,
between sixty and seventy feet Then we
heard the report of pistol shot. We looked
around instantly. We saw one man stagger
and fall and another turning to run away
The man running away had a rubber coat
and light pants on. i didn't notice his hat
He ran toward the northeast. Leader and I
walked to the corner of Third street, and then
went east to the Milwaukee house. Bismarck
was not with US. l never saw him. We got
back about IL O'Clock. Bismarck was not at
the Milwaukee house. Arensdorf was not
the man who fired the shot. am positive he
was not in the crowd that went to the scene
of the murder.
PAUL LEADERS TESTIMONY.
At the evening session Paul Leader, one
of the defendants, and the first one So far
introduced, was called. His testimony was
substantially as follows:
Lived at the corner Of Nebraska and Sec
ond streets on Aug, 3, 1886; was at the Mil
waukee house Aug. 3; was at the Central
house about 9; was at the New England
bakery, and was going home when I met Mr..
Hart at the corner of Nebraska and Fourth
streets. We-went into the English Kitchen
saloon. Got glass of beer or a cigar and
thence to Junk's. Hart was with me. We
met ArenSdOrf ard others to our right;
another crowd to our left. Arensdorf faced
to the front. We walked right through into
the rear room. l recognized Leavitt among
others. We remained In Junk's five or six
minutes. ArenSdorf was in that crowd at the
corner. Arensdorf is not the man who fired
the shot. was not at the meeting of saloon
keepers on Aug. 3, 1856. Believe there was
union of some kind among them, I under
stand there was no complete organization T
attended one meeting, but knew of no band
ing together or association to whip or iniure
Haddock or any one else. Leavitt and they
all went out together / went out with Hart
q second or TWO aTter LeaVitt. We left
Arensdorf in Junk's. The crowd headed
by Leavitt went along the south side of
Fourth to Water; we followed behind them,
1 did not know what they were going to do
Never had a word with Leavitt about what
they were going to do. 1 caught up with
them at the high fence, eight or ten feet
from the corner. AS l walked by him,
Leavitt jerked the straw hat off of my head
and put his gray one on mine. l asked him
what he meant, and he said, That's all
right I'VE walked down Water street
and heard the report of gun be-
hind us; looked around and saw one
man staggering eastward and another rum
ming northward. He wore q long. black coat.
light pants and brown, low-crowned hat. He
went down Water street. toward Second. Got
home about ten minutes before the train ar
rived on the Milwaukee road about 10 40.
Bismarck was not with me, so I did not see
him that evening. At the time the shot was
fired thought the man was Leavitt I was
satisfied that Leavitt was the man who fired
the shot and was running away. did not go
to Haddock. / heard that Haddock was shot
five or ten minutes after got to the hotel. I
knew the marshal, sheriff and district attor-
ney, but never told any of them. The first
time / left Sioux City after the murder was
the time ] went to Council Bluffs with the
vile of Bismarck. / did not go before the
coroner's jury and tell that I knew who was
the murderer; did not care TO be IMPLICATED
in the murder. l was arrested before 7 Was